The Moteurs Multiples company performs À l’écart (Set Apart) at Scènes du Grütli in Geneva. Ten performances run from Wednesday 25 November to Friday 11 December 2026, at 7.30 pm.
The story
Moteurs Multiples is a company based in Annecy, Haute-Savoie. Director Lise Ardaillon and musician and author Sylvain Milliot have created work together since 2007. Their repertoire includes Davos, Le Veilleur (The Watchman), Vaudeville and Radio Libre Dick. The company spent a three-year residency at the Théâtre Renoir in Cran-Gevrier.
The text of À l’écart (Set Apart) received ARTCENA’s playwriting creation grant in 2021. The play premiered on 4 November 2025 in Annecy. It comes to Geneva after a date in Albertville on 19 November 2026.
Who organises it
Scènes du Grütli host the play on their Scène du Bas. The theatre is housed in the Maison des Arts du Grütli on Rue du Général-Dufour in Geneva. Scènes du Grütli co-produce the show with Bonlieu Scène nationale, Théâtre des Collines and Château-Rouge. The venue is wheelchair accessible.
What to find
The play is inspired by a true event in the forests of Maine, in the United States. It follows a man who lived apart from the world for thirty years. The text asks what makes up our shared humanity, with or without others. Flight, solitude, family and nature run through the story.
Sylvain Milliot wrote the text and plays the music live. Lise Ardaillon handles direction, set design and dramaturgy. On stage are Anne-Shlomit Deonna, Karen Fichelson, Sylvain Milliot and Roberto Molo. On Friday 27 November, a talk with the artistic team follows the performance.
On Saturday 28 November at 11.30 am, the Grütli hosts “Manger pour penser” (Eat to Think). Philosopher Louise Roduit leads a discussion over a vegetarian meal. The talk covers À l’écart (Set Apart) and the show Futur[s].
Practical information
- Dates, Wednesday 25, Thursday 26, Friday 27 and Saturday 28 November, Thursday 3, Friday 4, Saturday 5, Wednesday 9, Thursday 10 and Friday 11 December 2026
- Time, 7.30 pm
- Duration, 1 hour 30 minutes
- Venue, Scènes du Grütli, Scène du Bas, Rue du Général-Dufour 16, 1204 Geneva
- Price, CHF 25
- Age, 12 and over
- Tickets, Scènes du Grütli website
Links
- Official site, Scènes du Grütli, À l’écart (Set Apart)
- All events across French-speaking Switzerland, Genève Infos Agenda
Sources
- Scènes du Grütli, À l’écart (Set Apart), accessed on 14 November 2026
- Geneva Tourism, À l’écart (Set Apart), accessed on 14 November 2026
- Bonlieu Scène nationale Annecy, À l’écart (Set Apart) education pack, accessed on 14 November 2026
- Les Archives du spectacle, À l’écart (Set Apart), accessed on 14 November 2026
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